There are ongoing plans by the federal government to place a nationwide ban on the use of motorcycles for commercial means of transport, popularly known as Okada.
This was contained in a proposal submitted by the National Council on Transport after its annual conference in Enugu State and endorsed by the Minister of Transport, Sen. Idris Umar.
A statement from the Federal Ministry of Transport last night noted that the ban of commercial motorcycle was one of the measures proposed towards adequate provision of safety and secure transportation in the country.
The council called on all states in the federation to henceforth discourage the use of commercial motorcycles as a means of public transportation.
“All states and the Federal Capital Territory have therefore been advised to establish a public transport system that ensure strict regulation of the operation of public passenger transportation system through a well-articulated management system for enhanced safety, security, effective and efficient service delivery”, the statement said.
It added, “The states are to also develop master plans for the development of intelligent transport system to facilitate the development and management of their transport operations in line with emerging trends and global best practices.”
The statement noted that the council also agreed that all commercial vehicles should be properly registered in each state while their enumeration should be carried out periodically to enhance safety and security.
GISTMANIA recalls that Lagos State governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola had earlier made a similar pronouncement but the decision was latter rescinded.
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Posted: at 26-10-2014 08:17 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
morgrawl231 at 26-10-2014 09:05 AM (10 years ago) (m)
Wetin dey worry dis FG sef??? even China wey dey far better dan 9ja still dey use okada as means of transportation,,,, road,,,electricity,,,,water no dey,,,,make d mumu FG find solution,,,na okada dem dey plan to ban,,,,
Posted: at 26-10-2014 09:05 AM (10 years ago) | Hero
Now i know dat d FG doesn't have d masses @ heart. What is d measures taken 2 curb out unemployment in d country,instead they decide 2 strip many graduates,students and family people of dia daily income they earn 4rm Okada biz. God is watching u.....
Posted: at 26-10-2014 09:14 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
And what ALTERNATIVE JOB will the goverment offer these people who ate working to feed their families? Does the government understand by the ban they are CREATING a larger UNEMPLOYED population? What do they want these people to do now? They are talking about SAFETY on our roads. The people RESPONSIBLE for making our roads UNSAFE are the NIGERIA POLICE who have NO reason to be on our roads anyway! If they stopped blocking the free movement of vechiles with their UNAUTHORISED ROAD BLOCKS - traffic would flow better. And more importantly, drivers and bike riders will not feel pressurised to have to SPEED in order to make more money to HAND OVER TO THE NIGERIA POLICE!
Posted: at 26-10-2014 09:21 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
In as much as I will want that to happen,we should be careful on the decisions we make.A lot of employed people have taken to that as a means of livelihood, what happens to them? Secondly they make transportation to all those nooks and crannies easier. So how are we going to augment for that?
Posted: at 26-10-2014 10:59 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
God Aibeg help us kill all dis politicians at once, make all of dem sleep no wake up again make dem for know say u are God, useless people, poor man don suffer.
Posted: at 26-10-2014 11:36 AM (10 years ago) | Hero
Ricardoprinz at 26-10-2014 12:06 PM (10 years ago) (m)
Quote from: schmit on 26-10-2014 11:36 AM
God Aibeg help us kill all dis politicians at once, make all of dem sleep no wake up again make dem for know say u are God, useless people, poor man don suffer.
I say a BIG AMENNNNNNNNNN
Posted: at 26-10-2014 12:06 PM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
God Aibeg help us kill all dis politicians at once, make all of dem sleep no wake up again make dem for know say u are God, useless people, poor man don suffer.
I say a BIG AMENNNNNNNNNN
Dis politicians dey heartless
Posted: at 26-10-2014 12:51 PM (10 years ago) | Hero
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